Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-03-30
ODD THINGS IN CHINA.
Interesting Facts CoIlated by a Civil
lied and Cultivated Ex-Mandarin.

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The highest ambition of a Chinese
gentleman is to have nice coffin and
Q fine funeral.
They feed their friends sumptuously
when dead, but let them take care of
themselves the best they could while
alive.
Old women instead of the young are
the idles (belles) of society.
Tie highest recommendation a man
can have is in the fact of his having a
wife.
A bachelor is llkened to counter
feited coin; he is looked lpon with
suspicion even by members of his own
household.
Love-making Is only done three days
after marriage. 1t is not only consid-
cred the safest way to get ahead of a
rival, but the surest way to get wife
without losing much time.
A previous acqualntanceship between
the male and female prevents them
from marriage. For this reason a man
seldom weds glrl OF his own town.
They ara likewise prevented from
i1i Nils Va ltanlCodhCS. JOlCoCo
are not allowed to marry Joneses, nor
Smiths to marry Smiths.
A girl is never considered anything
else In her own fathers house than an
honored guest. She is neither resDon-
sible for the family's debts nor enjoys
share in its fortunes, as in the case of
sons.
Daughters depend upon their hus.
bar4 for fame and fortune, while
s0n$oepend upon the parents and upon
thenSselves.
A man could borrow money ON the
st=a2sth of his having a son, be. 81,
one would advance him a cent if he
had q dozen OF daughters. The former
Is responsible for the debts of his
father for three generations. The
latter is only responsible for the debts
OF her own husband.
When Chinaman meets another he
shakes and squeezes his own hands.
covers his head. Ii great friends had
not seen each other for long time,
after the mutual Misunderstanding, they
would rub shoulders until they become
tired. Instead of asking each others
health they would say: Have you
eaten your rice, where are you going,
what is your business when you get
there, how old are you, and how much
did you pay for your shoes?
Men wear long petticoats and carry
fans. while the women wear short
jackets and carry canes.
Boats are drawn by horses. carriages
moved by sails.
Old men play balls and fly kites,
while children fold their arms and
look on.
Schoolmasters have more power over
young than parents. If within three
years schooling the child is not moral
ly as we'll as intellectually reformed he
Is sent into another school.
Parents and spectators instead of the
children are held responsible for
crimes committed by the latter.
sit Is better to be ignorant and know
how to live than to be learned and not
know how to live. The principal OBJ
ject OF school is TO learn how to live
in tranquility and happiness and
nothing more" So say all Chinese
scholars.
1t is much lesser crime to steal your
OK than to steal his dog.
The former is simply personal prop
erty, while the latter takes the place OF
q man-watchman.
II Chinaman desires the death of
an enemy he goes and hangs himself
upon his neighboI's IS door. 1t is a sure
cure to kill not only that particular
enemy, but members Of his entire
family will be in jeopardy of losing
their lives.
When Chinaman desires a visitor
to dine with him he does not ask him
to do so, but when he does not wish
him to stay he puts the question. "Oh,
please stay and dine with mel" The
visitor will then know he Is not
wanted.
A rich mans servant gets no salary,
yet many are the applicants; while the
big salaries are paid to the servants of
the common people but few make ap-
plications. The perQuisites of the
former, often more than triple tie
salaries of the latter, are the sole rea-
sons of theso differences.
When Chinaman expects present
and 1t does not come he sends one of
lesser value.
To encourage honesty and sincerity,
clerks and statesmen in all
branches OF industries receive an an
nual net percentage of the firms busi-
ness besides their regular salaries.